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Would y’all shoot this buck?

Physically he is bigger than a 2 1/2 year old. One picture is hard to quantify. I believe he is an older buck as well
It is hard to tell from the one pic. But just going by the normal characteristics of older bucks I see no scars from fighting either. I just don’t think he is done growing.
 
Biggest buck weight wise I ever killed, I watched him for 15 minutes at daylight staying by a bedded hot doe.. I had to convince myself he was mature. His rack was on the down hill slide
 

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I’d probably shoot him.
Antlers aren’t the only deciding factor for me when I choose to shoot a deer. That big of a body is likely a sign that he’s mature. Not always the case, but at my place it takes 4 or 5 years before the bucks reach 200# .
If he’s mature I knock the safety off or draw my bow.
I shot a buck in 2014 that was 110” gross, but he was 5.5 years old and weighed 220# on the hoof.
 
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